DAMTHANG
Assembly seat no. 13 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1979.
Winner, 1999
PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING
SDF
Elections held
5
1979–1999
Most successful party
SDF
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1999
3,086
45.03% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
SSPKAMAL KUMAR RAI
- Votes
- 1,866
- Vote share
- 27.23%
- Behind by
- 3,086
Electors
8,425
Total votes polled
6,853
Valid votes
6,853
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.3%
Full result, 1999
3 candidates · 6,853 valid votes
PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLINGSDFwon
4,952
72.3%
KAMAL KUMAR RAISSP
1,866
27.2%
HOM NATH RAIINC
35
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SDF | 4,952 | 72.26% | KAMAL KUMAR RAI | 3,086 |
| 1994 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SDF | 3,904 | 70.27% | KUMAR SUBBA | 2,441 |
| 1989 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SSP | 4,227 | 94.27% | SURAJ KUMAR KHARTAN | 3,970 |
| 1985 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SSP | 2,281 | 73.79% | PRADEEP YONZONG | 1,762 |
| 1979 | PRADEEP YANZONE | SCR | 661 | 26.05% | MANI RAJ RAI | 39 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
